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In the Liturgy, the Epistle is always prefaced by "Brethren" whenever it is addressed to an entire Church, especially if we only read a passage in the middle of a letter. It serves as a sort of mini-introduction to the letter. I would expect that when an Epistle is addressed only to one person, we would use an introduction that indicates such.

This is what I know from memory; after Sunday I can have a better answer.

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Here we go (I found our Epistle book in English here at the Church... if anyone has a question, I can double-check it in the Greek):

When the reading begins with the first verse of the first chapter of one of the Epistles (Pascha: Acts 1:1-8, for example), then the text is read verbatim with no additions. I have not seen an exception to this rule, so I place it first.

Acts: In addition to the standard "in those days," one may also find "about that time" (Sat before Samaritan Woman), and also the verbatim beginning of Ch 2 on Pentecost Sunday ("When the day of Pentecost had come").

Paul's General letters: "Brethren"

Paul to Timothy: "My son Timothy"

Paul to Titus: "My son Titus."

James: The reading on Thursday of the 31st week starts "My beloved brethren," but the others say "brethren."

Peter: "Beloved."

John: "Brethren" for some and "Beloved" for others.

Jude: "Beloved"

Some curve-balls:

Sep 13th (dedication of the Church of the Holy Resurrection): "Holy Brethren" (Hebrews 3:1-4)Sep 26th (repose of St. John the Theologian): verbatim beginning of 1 John 4:12-19Aug 6 (Transfiguration): "Brethren" for 2 Peter 1:10-19

Thanks very much cleveland, for your Reply #8. I'm printing it and placing it in my Church's Epistle Readings book, which had been published by Holy Cross, 25+ years ago. I have found little, if any rubrics for the Byzantine style, in the English language and I don't read Greek. I have never understood why no one, not even the Holy Archdiocese, translates the service books into English as they are written in Greek, rather than just publishing the services the publisher chooses to publish.

Thanks very much cleveland, for your Reply #8. I'm printing it and placing it in my Church's Epistle Readings book, which had been published by Holy Cross, 25+ years ago. I have found little, if any rubrics for the Byzantine style, in the English language and I don't read Greek. I have never understood why no one, not even the Holy Archdiocese, translates the service books into English as they are written in Greek, rather than just publishing the services the publisher chooses to publish.

As far as I remember, every copy of the Apostolos that Holy Cross has printed in the last 10 years has been translated from the ecclesiastical texts -- and thus has the proper introductions. In fact, I imagine that's where cleveland found the info.

As far as I remember, every copy of the Apostolos that Holy Cross has printed in the last 10 years has been translated from the ecclesiastical texts -- and thus has the proper introductions. In fact, I imagine that's where cleveland found the info.